The Tennessee Valley Association of Longhorn Breeders (TVA)
began in 2001 with a small group of dedicated breeders with
the perpetuation of the Longhorn breed in mind. The group
began as the brain child of Jody Shaw who had just recently
moved to middle Tennessee from Ohio and wanted to see if
there were enough breeders in the area who had the same
interests. Jody scheduled a spring field day at her farm and
invited breeders from several adjoining states. Officers
were elected, a charter was written up and the affiliate
became official. The TVA covers the Tennessee Valley but
welcomes members from everywhere. We currently have members
from Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee.
The TVA has held an annual
field day each spring where members and anyone else who
wants to attend can get together and enjoy the fellowship of
other Longhorn breeders and enthusiasts. We have a chili
cook off, a silent auction and have our general membership
meeting and a Longhorn heifer raffle. Since that time, the
group which is an affiliate of the Texas Longhorn Breeders
Association of America (TLBAA) has held an annual spring
show and has added several other yearly events. We now have
a show in August at the Williamson County Fair in Franklin,
TN and an annual Christmas get together. Plans are now in
the works for a fall event as well. This fall field day will
be held at an exposition center and breeders from everywhere
can come and show case their breeding programs by bringing
some of their best animals to show off or to even swap or
sale by private treaty. Of course, anytime we get together
we always have good food to enjoy with the fellowship.
The
TVA affiliate still has a small but active group of members
who work hard each year to help get the word out about this
great breed of cattle. Over the years members have come and
gone but the core group of original members have continued
to support other local affiliate events and TLBAA sales and
events. If you have ever been intrigued by the Longhorn
breed and think that you would like to have some or even if
you live in town and would just like to see some Longhorn
cattle please feel free to contact one of the members listed
here on the site or better yet come to one of our scheduled
events and see how these dedicated breeders and their cattle
interact. Just like this unique breed of cattle, Texas
Longhorn breeders are some of the nicest folks in the world.
